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Lafayette's William & Mary Honorary Degree Arrives on Loan From France
September 28, 2024
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 28 -- William and Mary issued the following news:

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The original document will be on display in Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center until Nov. 15, along with other rare items related to Lafayette.

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The honorary degree that William & Mary awarded Revolutionary War General Marquis de Lafayette in 1824 is returning from France for the first time in 200 years.

The original . . .

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